WEBVTT 00:30.000 --> 00:32.800 to the President of the Software Publishers Association, Ken Walsh, Walt Mossberg of 00:32.800 --> 00:34.320 the Wall Street Journal, and Robert Zemp of Guess Who? 00:34.320 --> 00:36.400 Guest questioners include Visit Captain Denner Dan Bricklin, Whoops! There Goes Law Answer, 00:36.400 --> 00:38.080 and Gwen Bell, co-founder of the Computer Museum. 00:38.080 --> 00:40.400 The 10th Annual Computer Bowl from Boston, next on the Computer Chronicles. 00:40.400 --> 00:42.880 Computer Chronicles is made possible in part by Software Inc., publishers of ProLunch's 00:42.880 --> 00:46.000 mathematics tutor in a box for school year 98-99, including six CDs and workbooks. 00:46.000 --> 00:48.720 And by The Auction, a live, online shopping experience. 00:48.720 --> 00:51.280 Additional funding from PC Connection and Mac Connection, a catalog and online superstore 00:51.280 --> 00:54.320 with PC and Mac products, toll free technical support, and overnight delivery. 00:54.320 --> 00:57.200 And by Windows Magazine, delivering desktop, enterprise, and internet computing news, reviews, 00:57.200 --> 01:00.000 features, and how-tos for a Windows world, because the world runs on Windows. 01:27.200 --> 01:40.720 And by the way, this 10th Annual Computer Bowl is being webcast live through the 01:40.720 --> 01:41.360 courtesy of Sun Microsystems. 01:41.360 --> 01:42.320 It's also going to be archived on the web. 01:42.320 --> 01:45.120 You'll be able to access the computer bowl webcast at computerbowl.org, at sun.com, 01:45.120 --> 01:46.320 and at bram.com. 01:46.320 --> 01:48.560 Now, as you know, this annual computer bowl is a serious battle of wits to battle the 01:48.560 --> 01:50.640 computer community to see whether it is the techies on the east coast or those geeks 01:50.640 --> 01:52.400 on the west coast who know more about the history, the events, and the people of the 01:52.400 --> 01:52.960 computer industry. 01:52.960 --> 01:55.440 And the winners of this 10th Annual Computer Bowl will be crowned in all three stages 01:55.440 --> 01:56.000 of cyberspace. 01:56.000 --> 01:57.280 So we're going to get right to it. 01:57.280 --> 01:59.040 Representing the west coast, the reigning champions are the senior vice president of 01:59.040 --> 02:00.240 the Department of Health and the Medicaid, Mark M. Grieco. 02:00.240 --> 02:03.440 Team members, give it up for Mark. 02:03.440 --> 02:06.560 The president and CEO of Storm Technology, Bill Krupp. 02:06.560 --> 02:09.600 The chairman and CEO of Starway, Mike Hyde. 02:09.600 --> 02:12.960 And the president of the west coast team, the President of the Academy of Social Sciences, 02:12.960 --> 02:13.600 Vinny Trujillo. 02:13.600 --> 02:17.440 Now we've got the cowboys on the left, Super Bowl T.R.V. 02:17.440 --> 02:19.200 For the east coast, the calendar of the President of the... 02:19.200 --> 02:20.000 There you are. 02:20.000 --> 02:21.680 The President of the Academy of Sciences, welcome Stan Wolfson. 02:21.680 --> 02:26.160 The President of the Software Manufacturing Association, Ben Lott. 02:26.160 --> 02:30.160 The President of the Big Brother Division, Robin Dent. 02:30.160 --> 02:36.160 And now the President of the East Coast Team, the Vice President of Strategy and Development 02:36.160 --> 02:38.160 and Operations, Walter Mike Dittman. 02:38.160 --> 02:40.160 So it's the cowboys versus the biggies. 02:40.160 --> 02:42.160 And they're beautiful. 02:42.160 --> 02:44.160 They're beautiful. 02:44.160 --> 02:46.160 Good. 02:46.160 --> 02:48.160 All right, the first big question I want to introduce is my... 02:48.160 --> 02:50.160 A lot of people probably do not know, we have learned over the past years that a lot of 02:50.160 --> 02:52.160 people have asked us questions, and we have learned a lot about the correct answers to 02:52.160 --> 02:54.160 these questions. 02:54.160 --> 02:56.160 So we have with us my two expert judges who are going to roll very quickly, I hope, on 02:56.160 --> 02:58.160 any of these stupid answers any question you give us in here. 02:58.160 --> 03:00.160 So please welcome our first distinguished judges, we have Andy Cunningham of Cunningham 03:00.160 --> 03:02.160 Communications, where's Andy? 03:02.160 --> 03:04.160 And Dan Bickford of Cellar Corporation. 03:04.160 --> 03:06.160 Now it is indeed my pleasure to introduce my co-host, forthright computer bull, he is 03:06.160 --> 03:08.160 a native of England, by the way, so look out for any East Coast bio-theater guys, so look 03:08.160 --> 03:10.160 out. 03:10.160 --> 03:12.160 He is known as a studio boss, he has a track of computer and food videos. 03:12.160 --> 03:14.160 In fact, he has designed and developed a groundbreaking, secure website, an association of 03:14.160 --> 03:16.160 Anderson Consultants and label diabetes researchers to talk to each other and to share their work. 03:16.160 --> 03:20.160 He is a star of Star Wars, Murphy Brown and Toy Story, you have probably seen him recently 03:20.160 --> 03:22.160 on television as the Kitty Bo's Man, and you know that all known him as a regular local 03:22.160 --> 03:24.160 bar rider on your call, Q. 03:24.160 --> 03:26.160 Please welcome Dan Atkins, our host. 03:26.160 --> 03:28.160 Thank you, everyone, thank you. 03:28.160 --> 03:30.160 This is awesome, isn't it? 03:30.160 --> 03:32.160 Thank you. 03:32.160 --> 03:34.160 Thank you, very nice of you. 03:34.160 --> 03:36.160 Ladies and gentlemen, just quickly, I just want to say a couple of things. 03:36.160 --> 03:38.160 One of the young guys, way back long ago, when they had seen one computers, a friend of 03:38.160 --> 03:40.160 mine, one of the local agents, kids were walking by, and we started making fun of him, hey, 03:40.160 --> 03:42.160 hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, 03:42.160 --> 04:06.160 hey, hey, hey. 04:06.160 --> 04:08.160 500. That is not the correct answer. 04:08.160 --> 04:11.160 It was way below 1000. Not one thing can be there are 1000 computer generated people on Earth at the same time. 04:11.160 --> 04:13.160 Alright, second question's on. Some airlines are now allowing passengers to recharge their laptop computers while in flight. 04:13.160 --> 04:15.160 What is an organization called the Portable Rechargeable Battery Association? 04:15.160 --> 04:17.160 You wanna know? 04:17.160 --> 04:19.160 It's people with a lot of time on their hands. 04:19.160 --> 04:20.160 It's the PLBA. It's a thing. 04:20.160 --> 04:22.160 They're selling what they say to prohibit airline passengers from doing that, recharging their batteries. 04:22.160 --> 04:23.160 Why? 04:23.160 --> 04:24.160 Okay, the question, the answer is stop. 04:24.160 --> 04:26.160 Because they say there are some problems, including food malfunction, or even fire, by getting a different battery. 04:26.160 --> 04:27.160 Fire, of course, we all get to worry about a fire. 04:27.160 --> 04:28.160 Right, that's why we have to get on the air. 04:28.160 --> 04:29.160 Right, one more here, then we're in. 04:29.160 --> 04:32.160 Okay, most every C key keyboard has a tab key. Tab is an abbreviation, so what word? 04:32.160 --> 04:33.160 Alright, who was it? 04:33.160 --> 04:34.160 Tab? February. 04:34.160 --> 04:35.160 Tab, February. February's right. 04:35.160 --> 04:36.160 Alright, I know. 04:36.160 --> 04:38.160 The Amiga computer disappeared from the US market some years ago, but in 1997. 04:38.160 --> 04:39.160 Amiga Technologies was purchased by a major American... 04:39.160 --> 04:40.160 Sam was? 04:40.160 --> 04:41.160 Samsung Computers? 04:41.160 --> 04:42.160 That is not correct. 04:42.160 --> 04:43.160 Hold on, hang on, you guys get a chance to answer. 04:43.160 --> 04:44.160 You lose 10 points. 04:44.160 --> 04:45.160 John will finish the question, somebody else will bubble, and the one answer is going to be John. 04:45.160 --> 04:46.160 We have to give you five bucks later. 04:46.160 --> 04:49.160 Alright, now, Amiga Technologies was purchased by a major American computer company, who bought Amiga? 04:49.160 --> 04:50.160 Bill? 04:50.160 --> 04:51.160 U.S. Factors, Gateway, or IBM? 04:51.160 --> 04:52.160 Just hold on. 04:52.160 --> 04:53.160 Alright, I see it. 04:53.160 --> 04:54.160 Gateway's correct. 04:54.160 --> 04:59.160 Alright, now, during the course of this computer bowl, we're going to be bringing guest questions in from the computer industry, asking about little bits of trivia which are of particular interest to them. 04:59.160 --> 05:01.160 Our first question today comes from David Flashen, he is president and CEO of Thompson Financial Services. 05:01.160 --> 05:02.160 Here is his question. 05:02.160 --> 05:03.160 Let's see what we have. 05:03.160 --> 05:04.160 October 28, 1997. 05:04.160 --> 05:08.160 The industry's electronic trading network, Oasis, helped the New York Stock Exchange profit a record 1.2 billion shares. 05:08.160 --> 05:12.160 The most heavily traded stocks on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ were both technology companies. 05:12.160 --> 05:13.160 What companies were they? 05:13.160 --> 05:14.160 Michael? 05:14.160 --> 05:15.160 Compaq? 05:15.160 --> 05:16.160 Microsoft? 05:16.160 --> 05:17.160 That is not correct. 05:17.160 --> 05:18.160 Compaq was right. 05:18.160 --> 05:19.160 Compaq was big on the New York Stock Exchange, it was Intel and NASDAQ. 05:19.160 --> 05:20.160 Sorry. 05:20.160 --> 05:21.160 Alright, put our next question down. 05:21.160 --> 05:24.160 Windows may be the most popular operating system for PCs, but there is another operating system out there. 05:24.160 --> 05:26.160 Hey, I'm a Mac guy. 05:26.160 --> 05:27.160 Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh. 05:27.160 --> 05:30.160 I'm just going to run across the top of 60 of these, it's sports mode. 05:30.160 --> 05:35.160 Windows may be the most popular operating system for PCs, but there is another operating system out there that is distributed free and has been called the most sophisticated operating system. 05:35.160 --> 05:36.160 Alright, Mark Anderson? 05:36.160 --> 05:37.160 Linux. 05:37.160 --> 05:38.160 Nice job. 05:38.160 --> 05:40.160 Alright, so we're going to go to our bonus round. 05:40.160 --> 05:42.160 We have four bonus round questions during the course of this game, two for each side. 05:42.160 --> 05:44.160 Let me explain the rules for our bonus round questions when we begin with the West Coast first. 05:44.160 --> 05:46.160 Let me tell you the category of languages used on the web, okay? 05:46.160 --> 05:47.160 And you can weigh your points. 05:47.160 --> 05:48.160 10 a question, 20 a question, up to 30 a question. 05:48.160 --> 05:51.160 The same for each of the three questions, how much do I go for? 05:51.160 --> 05:52.160 We've actually got 40 points on the score board, but you can borrow. 05:52.160 --> 05:53.160 10 points. 05:53.160 --> 05:54.160 Alright, here is question number one. 05:54.160 --> 05:55.160 English is the most common language used on worldwide web pages. 05:55.160 --> 06:01.160 According to Amos Research and the Internet Society, as of the end of last year, what percentage of all web pages in the world were in English, and I'll accept an answer within 5% of the correct answer. 06:01.160 --> 06:02.160 You can consult Denise if you don't want to answer. 06:02.160 --> 06:05.160 What percentage of all the web pages in the world are in the English language? 06:05.160 --> 06:07.160 And I need an answer within 5% of the correct answer. 06:07.160 --> 06:08.160 85, you jumped the buck. 06:08.160 --> 06:09.160 Me? 06:09.160 --> 06:10.160 85. 06:10.160 --> 06:11.160 85? 06:11.160 --> 06:12.160 You're right on, it was 82. 06:12.160 --> 06:13.160 Very good. 06:13.160 --> 06:14.160 Very good. 06:14.160 --> 06:15.160 You guys are hot. 06:15.160 --> 06:16.160 Alright, here we go. 06:16.160 --> 06:19.160 Question number one, which of the following is the most common language used on the Internet? 06:19.160 --> 06:20.160 1. 06:20.160 --> 06:21.160 English. 06:21.160 --> 06:22.160 2. 06:22.160 --> 06:23.160 French. 06:23.160 --> 06:24.160 3. 06:24.160 --> 06:25.160 German. 06:25.160 --> 06:26.160 4. 06:26.160 --> 06:27.160 English. 06:27.160 --> 06:28.160 5. 06:28.160 --> 06:29.160 French. 06:29.160 --> 06:30.160 6. 06:30.160 --> 06:31.160 English. 06:31.160 --> 06:32.160 7. 06:32.160 --> 06:33.160 English. 06:33.160 --> 06:34.160 8. 06:34.160 --> 06:35.160 English. 06:35.160 --> 06:36.160 9. 06:36.160 --> 06:37.160 English. 06:37.160 --> 06:38.160 10. 06:38.160 --> 06:39.160 Alright, number two is a multiple choice question. 06:39.160 --> 06:40.160 Is it French, Chinese, German, or Russian? 06:40.160 --> 06:41.160 Which is number two? 06:41.160 --> 06:42.160 French, Chinese, German, or Russian? 06:42.160 --> 06:43.160 What is the second most popular language on web pages? 06:43.160 --> 06:44.160 Yes, English, Denise, the answer is? 06:44.160 --> 06:45.160 German. 06:45.160 --> 06:46.160 German. 06:46.160 --> 06:47.160 German. 06:47.160 --> 06:48.160 Alright, number three is a multiple choice question. 06:48.160 --> 06:49.160 Which of the following is the most common language used on the Internet? 06:49.160 --> 06:50.160 1. 06:50.160 --> 06:51.160 English. 06:51.160 --> 06:52.160 2. 06:52.160 --> 06:53.160 French. 06:53.160 --> 06:54.160 3. 06:54.160 --> 06:55.160 German. 06:55.160 --> 06:56.160 4. 06:56.160 --> 06:57.160 French. 06:57.160 --> 06:58.160 5. 06:58.160 --> 06:59.160 English. 06:59.160 --> 07:00.160 6. 07:00.160 --> 07:01.160 English. 07:01.160 --> 07:02.160 7. 07:02.160 --> 07:03.160 French. 07:03.160 --> 07:04.160 8. 07:04.160 --> 07:05.160 English. 07:05.160 --> 07:06.160 9. 07:06.160 --> 07:07.160 English. 07:07.160 --> 07:08.160 10. 07:08.160 --> 07:09.160 English. 07:09.160 --> 07:10.160 11. 07:10.160 --> 07:11.160 English. 07:11.160 --> 07:12.160 12. 07:12.160 --> 07:13.160 English. 07:13.160 --> 07:14.160 13. 07:14.160 --> 07:16.380 Which is the world's largest software that makes 07:16.380 --> 07:17.380 the web a complete platform? 07:17.380 --> 07:18.380 A. 07:18.380 --> 07:19.380 Erik Olman. 07:19.380 --> 07:20.380 12. 07:20.380 --> 07:21.380 Where did the revised version of Thumbnail come from? 07:21.380 --> 07:22.380 A. 07:22.380 --> 07:24.380 The website called Facebook, I think, in Spain or indeed Spain, 07:24.380 --> 07:25.380 was originally focused on forms of electronic mail media. 07:25.380 --> 07:26.380 14. 07:26.380 --> 07:27.380 The world's largest software used on the Internet 07:27.380 --> 07:28.380 called Thumbnail. 07:28.380 --> 07:29.180 Which of the following revised phone and closing 07:29.180 --> 07:29.640 of documents I found on the Internet that 07:29.640 --> 07:30.220 make a line with a hint on rumput at the highest 07:30.220 --> 07:30.980 and highest level. 07:30.980 --> 07:31.980 15. 07:31.980 --> 07:32.980 A. 07:32.980 --> 07:33.500 The first the multiple choice question about 07:33.500 --> 07:34.120 how different configurations of 07:34.120 --> 07:34.880 Phunganri would 07:34.880 --> 07:35.640 How did the two phunganri 07:35.640 --> 07:39.640 What's it? In 1993, in 1989, 1985, or 1981? 07:39.640 --> 07:40.640 You know what? 1985. 07:40.640 --> 07:43.640 1985. That is wrong. You have to put it in 1981. 07:43.640 --> 07:45.640 Alright, we have time for one more question in this round, Don. 07:45.640 --> 07:47.640 In the classic text-to-text computer game Zork, you're occasionally told it is pitch black. 07:47.640 --> 07:51.640 When it happens, what is likely to happen to you? Will you be attacked by a troll, fall down a well, be attacked by a dragon, or be eaten by a brew? 07:51.640 --> 07:53.640 Alright, this is my new game. Remember? Eaten by a brew. 07:53.640 --> 07:54.640 Eaten by a brew is right. You're correct. 07:56.640 --> 07:58.640 Alright, we're going to be playing a mysterious game. You guys know what you're talking about. 07:58.640 --> 08:07.640 Alright, if you're in the round 1, let's go 50 equals negative 10. 08:07.640 --> 08:08.640 Okay, we're ready to go. Ready, Don? 08:08.640 --> 08:09.640 I'm more than ready to do it. 08:09.640 --> 08:11.640 Alright, we are ready for round 2 of Computer Go. 08:11.640 --> 08:13.640 Again, if now I have 50 points over here, minus 10, what's going to happen to you guys in the break? 08:13.640 --> 08:15.640 I don't know. 50 to minus 10, who's going to go first? 08:15.640 --> 08:16.640 Alright, there's something that is familiar to us. There's microphones on Mars. 08:16.640 --> 08:17.640 What? 08:17.640 --> 08:18.640 There are now several microprocessors on Mars. 08:18.640 --> 08:19.640 How many microprocessors are currently on the surface of Mars? 08:19.640 --> 08:20.640 Is it 2, 5, 10, or 100? 08:20.640 --> 08:21.640 You're about to find out. 08:21.640 --> 08:22.640 Alright, can you look to the right, Robert? 08:22.640 --> 08:23.640 Alright, 5. That is not the correct answer. 08:23.640 --> 08:24.640 I don't know why a total of 5 is on 2. 08:24.640 --> 08:28.640 One on the 5, 5, and one on the 1, actually. So there are 2 microprocessors on Mars. 08:28.640 --> 08:29.640 Let's move on to the next question, Don. 08:29.640 --> 08:31.640 Alright, who's favorite graduate student is one of the most successful business companies called Yahoo? 08:31.640 --> 08:32.640 Can you name them both? 08:32.640 --> 08:33.640 Alright, Michael. 08:33.640 --> 08:34.640 Sherry Yang and... 08:34.640 --> 08:35.640 What was the other one? 08:35.640 --> 08:36.640 Alright, the first name is... 08:36.640 --> 08:37.640 That is what he said. 08:37.640 --> 08:38.640 You know who FIOL is. 08:38.640 --> 08:39.640 Yeah, I'm probably FIOL. 08:39.640 --> 08:40.640 Alright, that is... 08:40.640 --> 08:41.640 Yeah! 08:41.640 --> 08:42.640 Woo! 08:42.640 --> 08:43.640 That is not even an answer. 08:43.640 --> 08:44.640 Alright, yeah. 08:44.640 --> 08:45.640 That is FIOL. 08:45.640 --> 08:46.640 Alright, you were close enough on that. 08:46.640 --> 08:47.640 Alright, don't give him that. 08:47.640 --> 08:48.640 Alright, no bull in here. 08:48.640 --> 08:49.640 Come on, he's a very sensitive technology guy. 08:49.640 --> 08:54.640 Alright, the next question is from a person who is a big fan of the word, Big Blue, but there is also a world champion chicken player program. What's it called? Is it Chinook, a veteran chicken king, or Jumpmaster? 08:54.640 --> 08:55.640 Yes, Robert, Jumpmaster. 08:55.640 --> 08:56.640 No, that is not right. 08:56.640 --> 08:57.640 That's a parachute program. 08:57.640 --> 08:58.640 It is Chinook. 08:58.640 --> 08:59.640 Alright, next one, Don. 08:59.640 --> 09:00.640 Alright, what is the acronym for the term professional read? 09:00.640 --> 09:01.640 Look at this group. 09:01.640 --> 09:02.640 Worker. 09:02.640 --> 09:03.640 Worker is right. 09:03.640 --> 09:07.640 Alright, now our next celebrity question on video from Randy Patak, corporate vice president and IMT general manager with Motorola. 09:07.640 --> 09:08.640 Here is Randy's question for you. 09:08.640 --> 09:11.640 The Motorola cable modem provides up to 10 megabits per second to a user on a PC. 09:11.640 --> 09:13.640 How many times faster is that than a 56k modem? 09:13.640 --> 09:19.640 Is it 8 times faster, 26 times faster, 178 times faster, or 256 times faster? 09:19.640 --> 09:20.640 I think we can go on and read it here, Robert. 09:20.640 --> 09:21.640 278. 09:21.640 --> 09:22.640 278. 09:22.640 --> 09:23.640 Alright, well done. 09:23.640 --> 09:24.640 Alright, we're back to Bill. 09:24.640 --> 09:25.640 Let's talk about Bill. 09:25.640 --> 09:26.640 Alright, we're back to Bill. 09:26.640 --> 09:29.640 In a famous Thai movie, the following line is spoken, My instructor was Mr. Leng Lee and he taught me this famous song. If you'd like to hear it, I can sing it for you. 09:29.640 --> 09:30.640 Who spoke that line? 09:30.640 --> 09:31.640 Bill Nye. 09:31.640 --> 09:32.640 Bill Nye. 09:32.640 --> 09:33.640 Absolutely. 09:33.640 --> 09:34.640 Alright, we're going to go with Bill. 09:34.640 --> 09:35.640 Each person has a good chance now. 09:35.640 --> 09:36.640 It's a bonus round. 09:36.640 --> 09:37.640 You've got three questions. 09:37.640 --> 09:38.640 You can get 10, 20, or 30 points if you join the category. 09:38.640 --> 09:39.640 The category is songs having to do with technology. 09:39.640 --> 09:43.640 10, 20, or 30 points for questions. 09:43.640 --> 09:44.640 Oh my god, oh wait. 09:44.640 --> 09:47.640 When Microsoft launched Windows 95, they got the clever idea of using a Rolling Stones song to launch the event. 09:47.640 --> 09:49.640 The song was Scott Joplin, that's too easy, that's not the question. 09:49.640 --> 09:51.640 How much did Microsoft pay for Rolling Stones for the right to use the song Scott Joplin? 09:51.640 --> 09:54.640 Was it $500,000, 1 million, 12 million, or did they get it for nothing? 09:54.640 --> 09:55.640 You've got 10 seconds to think. 09:55.640 --> 09:58.640 How much, if anything, did Microsoft pay to use Scott Joplin to perform the Rolling Stones? 09:58.640 --> 09:59.640 Mike? 09:59.640 --> 10:00.640 1 million. 10:00.640 --> 10:01.640 No one's going to answer. 10:01.640 --> 10:02.640 12 million is the answer. 10:02.640 --> 10:03.640 12 million is the answer. 10:03.640 --> 10:04.640 Alright, let's keep it rolling. 10:04.640 --> 10:05.640 No time for two lines. 10:05.640 --> 10:06.640 You've still got time. 10:06.640 --> 10:07.640 It's getting easier. 10:07.640 --> 10:09.640 Alright, are you ready? 10:09.640 --> 10:10.640 I hear you, get out. 10:10.640 --> 10:13.640 Earlier this year, Bill Gates sang a song on National Television on the ABC program 2020. 10:13.640 --> 10:14.640 What song did he sing? 10:14.640 --> 10:15.640 Gates sang a song on 2020 on ABC. 10:15.640 --> 10:16.640 What was the song? 10:16.640 --> 10:17.640 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. 10:17.640 --> 10:18.640 Alright, 30 points. 10:18.640 --> 10:19.640 Okay, good. 10:19.640 --> 10:20.640 We are back where we started from. 10:20.640 --> 10:21.640 Alright, another chance to make 30 points to catch up here. 10:21.640 --> 10:23.640 When you saw Windows 95 by default, it made a distinctive musical sound. 10:23.640 --> 10:25.640 That short piece of music, believe it or not, was created by a well-known musician. 10:25.640 --> 10:27.640 Was it David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Brian Gino, or Elton John? 10:27.640 --> 10:29.640 Who made that little brrring noise on Windows 95? 10:29.640 --> 10:31.640 Was it Britten by Jagger, or was it John Phillips' Cousin? 10:31.640 --> 10:32.640 What's that little brrring noise? 10:32.640 --> 10:37.640 Alright, Jagger, Edo, Bill or Bowie? 10:37.640 --> 10:38.640 Edo's right, 30 points. 10:38.640 --> 10:39.640 Alright, I'm getting close. 10:39.640 --> 10:40.640 One more chance to make at least 30 now. 10:40.640 --> 10:41.640 John, go do it. 10:41.640 --> 10:42.640 What was the last year a young man in Guinness School and won the Intergraph Point of Violation 10:42.640 --> 10:43.640 tournament for the most richest computer game competition? 10:43.640 --> 10:44.640 He won $60,000 in prize money in something else. 10:44.640 --> 10:45.640 What is that something else? 10:45.640 --> 10:46.640 I don't know the answer to that. 10:46.640 --> 10:47.640 Alright, Denise? 10:47.640 --> 10:48.640 A bundle of chocolate to play with my date. 10:48.640 --> 10:49.640 No, no, no. 10:49.640 --> 10:50.640 He actually won a Ferrari sports car. 10:50.640 --> 10:51.640 God damn, he's fresh. 10:51.640 --> 10:52.640 He won a Ferrari. 10:52.640 --> 10:53.640 He's fresh. 10:53.640 --> 10:54.640 Oh, yes. 10:54.640 --> 10:55.640 Equally reliable. 10:55.640 --> 10:56.640 Uh oh, uh oh. 10:56.640 --> 11:03.640 I'm going to have to go back to the computer museum. 11:03.640 --> 11:04.640 Here's another question. 11:04.640 --> 11:05.640 Intel's latest version of the Pentium processor is the Pentium II chip. 11:05.640 --> 11:06.640 In what country did Intel pass off the Pentium II as a file? 11:06.640 --> 11:07.640 What's this? 11:07.640 --> 11:08.640 Japan? 11:08.640 --> 11:09.640 United States? 11:09.640 --> 11:10.640 China? 11:10.640 --> 11:11.640 Or Israel? 11:11.640 --> 11:12.640 Alright, Jack? 11:12.640 --> 11:13.640 No, that's not the answer. 11:13.640 --> 11:14.640 The correct answer was China. 11:14.640 --> 11:15.640 But we do not. 11:15.640 --> 11:16.640 That's the answer was China. 11:16.640 --> 11:17.640 Go on to the next question. 11:17.640 --> 11:18.640 Alright, there are a lot of strange websites out there without the URL. 11:18.640 --> 11:19.640 Which of the following is not a real website? 11:19.640 --> 11:20.640 The cat that looks like Hitler? 11:20.640 --> 11:21.640 The official French fries page? 11:21.640 --> 11:22.640 Driveways of the rich and famous? 11:22.640 --> 11:23.640 Or Underwater Baseball? 11:23.640 --> 11:24.640 Alright, Jack? 11:24.640 --> 11:25.640 Driveways of the rich and famous. 11:25.640 --> 11:26.640 What's the best thing about that? 11:26.640 --> 11:27.640 Google, because I've known them since 6. 11:27.640 --> 11:28.640 Alright, Jack. 11:28.640 --> 11:29.640 prohibit backfire? 11:29.640 --> 11:30.640 I'm trip for bad guys, which I will not allow. 11:30.640 --> 11:31.640 No. 11:31.640 --> 11:32.640 You're out. 11:32.640 --> 11:33.640 That's the best point. 11:33.640 --> 11:34.640 The software isn't locked on website. 11:34.640 --> 11:35.640 The software isn't locked on website. 11:35.640 --> 11:36.640 Why? 11:36.640 --> 11:37.640 Yes, because if you prevail... 11:37.640 --> 11:52.640 Wait, I feel like getting that point just now. 11:52.640 --> 11:54.640 I'm going to have to do this. 11:54.640 --> 11:56.640 I'm going to have to do this. 11:56.640 --> 11:58.640 This practice is by a failure. 11:58.640 --> 12:00.640 And since this failure is by a failure, 12:00.640 --> 12:02.640 I'm going to have to do this. 12:02.640 --> 12:04.640 Last question is coming up. 12:04.640 --> 12:06.640 Veronica is an internet search tool. 12:06.640 --> 12:08.640 What do the letters V-E-R-O-N-I-C-A stand for? 12:08.640 --> 12:10.640 Who knows what the Veronica acronym is? 12:10.640 --> 12:12.640 I don't know, but it's one of those 98. 12:12.640 --> 12:14.640 Can you get that on the map? 12:14.640 --> 12:16.640 That was our point of stance for 12:16.640 --> 12:18.640 a very easy, robo-toriented, 12:18.640 --> 12:20.640 net-wide index to computerize archives. 12:20.640 --> 12:22.640 Why does the underground seaway 12:22.640 --> 12:24.640 to the devil in the west coast have 8 seagulls 12:24.640 --> 12:26.640 babbling down South America with the 12:26.640 --> 12:28.640 Allahu Akbar sign? 12:28.640 --> 12:49.660 Whatever that little 12:49.660 --> 12:51.660 very distant mountain's, 12:51.660 --> 12:53.660 there are girls 12:53.660 --> 12:56.660 We'll go back to Boston for the final two rounds of this tenth annual Computer Bowl 12:56.660 --> 12:58.660 to see whether the techies from the East Coast can catch up with the geeks from the West Coast 12:58.660 --> 13:00.660 in a contest that even knows more about the trivia of computers and the Internet. 13:00.660 --> 13:01.660 Here's how John Ratzenberger joins me again as co-host. 13:01.660 --> 13:03.660 The contestants will be the same, including X-Games' Mark Angrison, 13:03.660 --> 13:05.660 New York Times columnist Denise Caruso, and two-X-Cats Cook, 13:05.660 --> 13:06.660 SBA President Ken Walsh, Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, 13:06.660 --> 13:07.660 and Robert G. F. of Giff Brothers Investment. 13:07.660 --> 13:27.660 The conclusion of Computer Bowl Ten from Boston, coming up next week on the Computer Chronicles.